Four-in-hand tie knot holder



April 21, 1953 w. c. wEsTER FOUR-IN-HAND TIE KNOT HOLDER Filed April 11,1952 INVENTUR.

WML/4M C. WESTEQ,

Arroe/vfs/S.

Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNIT.ED VAs'rlfrlis PATENr OFFICE 1 2,635,248FOUR-IN-HAN'D TIE kNoT HOLDER Y William o. Wester, sp'ringnla, Mo.applicati@ April 11, 1952, seriai No. 281,711

Thisinvention relates 'to four-in-hand tie knot holders and moreparticularly to 'a holder which is of assistance in tying a four-in-handknot, and serves as a form to shape the knotV and as a holder torestrain theknot against loosening. A`Itis among the objects of theinvention to provide an improved four-in-hand tie knot holder which canbe used to assist in neatly and quickly forming a four-in-hand knot;which holds `the knot in shape and holds the tie against wrinkling inand below the knot; which permits thejshorterendof the tie to slipfreely through the knot so that the tie can be put on and taken oi'repeatedly without untieing the knot; which provides'a four-in-handknot of neat and attractive appearance; and which is` simple and durablein construction,` economical to manufacture, and effective and efcientin use.

j Other important objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the following description and the appended claims inconjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a four-inhand knot formed on a knotholder illustrative' f the invention looking toward the` front side ofthe knot; I j

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the knot and holder illustrated inFigure l looking toward the rear side of the knot;

f Figure 3 is a rear elevational View of the knot holder showing aninitial step in tying a knot thereon;

Figure 4 is a view. similar to Figure 3 showing a later step in thetying of the knot;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figures 3 and 4 showing a still later stepin the tying of the knot;

Figure 6 is a front elevational AView of the knot holder showing a finalstep in the tying of a `four-in-hand knot thereon;` ,and

VFi'gure .'7 is a perspective View of the knot holder. Y. Y l

With continued reference to the drawing, the knot holder, as illustratedin Figure 7, is a body of resilient sheet material, such as a metallicor plastic sheet material and includes a portion I0 of somewhattrapezoidal shape having convexly curved non-parallel edges II and I2, alonger end I3 and a shorter end I4 substantially parallel to the longerend I3, the ends I3 and I4 both being generally symmetrical of thelongitudinal center line of the trapezoidal portion of the sheet metalbody.

The body portion I0 is transversely curved so that adjacent its longerend it has a C-shaped cross section with the curved edges Il and I2 3Claims, (Cl. 2-153) spaced fromeach other and spaced outwardly from thesame'sideV of the intermediate portion of the body. 'I'hese curved edgesfair into the intermediate portion of the trapezoidal part I0" of thebody adjacent the shorter end I4 of the trapezoidal portion so that thisshorter end has a at arcuate curvature rather than a C-shaped curvaturesuch as the cross sectional shape of the body adjacent the longer endofthe trapezoidal portion.

An elongated tongue I5 having straight andi substantially parallel sideedges is jonedrat one end to the trapezoidal portion `IiI substantially;at the center of the longer end I3 of'thispor-l tion and islongitudinally curved adjacent the longer end of the trapezoidal portionthrough an angle of approximately degrees, as indi-vv cated at I6, sothat it extends along andis spaced from the same side of theintermediate part of` the trapezoidal portion I0 as that from whichl thecurved edges II and I2 are spaced and `is disposed between thesecurvededges. Thedisf tal end of the tongue I5 is disposed :adjacent theshorter end III` of the trapezoidal portion of the body and an arm I'Iprojects laterallyfrom the tongue I5 at the distal endof the latter andthis arm has at its distal end a hook formation I3 which engages thecurved edge I2 of the trapezoidal portion I0 near the shorter end III`of the trapezoidal portion to releasably secure the distal end of thetongue to the remainder of the body.

In tying a four-in-hand knot on the tie holder the hook formation I8 isfirst released `from the curved side ledge I2 of the transversely curvedbody portion I0 of the holder and a tie, as ln dicated at 20 is insertedin the holder underA the tongue I5 with the longer end of the tie eX-'tending through the opening 2I at the longer, end I?.- of the bodyportion I0 between the'.

proximal end of the tongue I5 and the curved sideedge I2 of the bodyportion with the short end'ofv the tongue extending past the shorter endI4 ofthe holder body. The longer endl portion of the tie is then loopedaround and brought through the opening 22 between the proximal end ofthe tongue I5 and the curved side edge I I of the body I0 and is broughtunder the tongue and disposed between the curvature I6 at the proximalend of the tongue and the arm II at the distal end of the tongue. Thislonger end of the tie is then folded back over the tongue I5 and carriedaround theouter surface of the holder body past the side edge II and tothe side edge I2, as indicated at 23 in Figure 5.

Running the longer end of the tie under the 3 tongue l5 of the holderprovides a loop 24 in the tie at the longer end I3 of the holder and thelonger end of the tie is now carried past the curved side edge I2 of theholder body and inserted through the loop 24. The longer end of the tieis inserted under the portion of the longer end which passes around thefront outer surface ofthe holder body. The hook formation. lilil .novitre-engagedi with the side.v

edge l2 of; the body maand the' longerf end por-- tion of the tie istightened around the holder, as shown Yin Figure 1.

The tie now covers the entire frontsur-face ofthe holder but the holderextends below the portion 25 of the tie extending around'thezholder, asindicated at 26, to avoid wrinkling of. the de v pending longer endportion 21 ofthe tie' below the knot formed on the holder. The loop 2.4can be enlarged by pulling the end of the tie throughthe. holderoutwardly of thelonger end I,.3of the holder until it..Will pass overthe wearers head.. After this. loop has been. inserted in a shirt.collar, it..can. be easily tightened by mere- 1y. pulling the shorterend. of the tie through the holder, as indicated at 28, serves asabinderv for.. holding, the. loop. im adjusted. position afterA it has.been. adjustedin. size. to the` shirt. collar, this.

binding. action being obtained by merely pullingv theA longer endportionz of the tie downwardly throughtheportion 25.looped around theholder.

-The invention may be, embodied in other specific forms. without.departing. from.. the. spirit. or. essential characteristics..thereof.The present. embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects.as illustrativeY and. not restrictive, thescope of the. invention Vbeingindicated by the..appendedV claims. rather than.v by the forego'- ing..descriptiomA and all changes which` come within the.l meaning and range,of equivalency ofi the. claims are therefore, intended to be. em.-vbraced therein..

What .is. claimed. is:v

. l; A four-in-hand tie. knot. holder comprisa body of resilientsheetmaterial includinga portionl of somewhat. trapezoidal shapehavingconvexly curved. non-parallel edgesand. transversely curved to a C crosssectional shape adjacent its. wider. end,V an.. elongated. tongue.joined at one end to.. said trapezoidal: portionadj acent the. een.

telf offthelonger. end-.of `tlfielatter and being longiftudinally.curvedthrough anarc. of approximate ly one vhundredand eighty degreesnear` saidione.

end so. that aportion .thereof is; disposedlbet'ween.

the. convexly curved edgesof Vsaidtrapezoidal'. por tion, an armprojecting laterally from said tongue. at. the. other, end, of. the.latter', andY a hook. formation on. the distali end, of I said. armengaging. the. adjacent; convexly. curved edge of.

said trapezoidal. portion`v near the. shorter.. end of 4 the latter toreleasably secure said tongue at its distal end to said trapezoidalportion.

2. A four-in-hand tie knot holder comprising a body of resilient sheetmaterial including a portion of somewhat trapezoidal shape havingconvexly curved non-parallel edges and transversely curvedV to a C crosssectional shape adjacent its Wider end, an elongated tongue joined atone end to. said trapezoidal portion: adjacent the'v center of the=longer end of the latter and being longitudinally curved through an arcof approximately one hundred and eighty degrees near saidone4 end sothat a portion thereof is disposed between the convexly curved edges ofsaidA trapezoidal portion, an arm projecting laterally from said. tongueat the other end of the latter, anda hook formation on the distal end,of said arm engaging the adjacent convexly curved edge of saidtrapezoidal portion near the shorter end. ofthelatter toreleasablysecure. said tongue at its, distal. endto said". trapezoidal por@ tion,theconvexly curved edges. of said trapezoidal portion fairing into theintermediate portion` of.

' the.v latter near the respectively opposite ends of.

the shorter endv edge of. said. trapezoidal portion.

3. A. four-in-hand tie knot holder comprising. a body of, resilient.sheet, material'. includingA a por.- tion of somewhat trapezoid'allshapehaving'con vexlyv curved non-parallel edges and transversely curved. toaY C. cross sectional' shapeA adjacent. itsv wider end, an. elongated`tongue. joined' at.'v one. end to. saidtrapezoidal portion adj acentJthey center. of the. longer end' of. the latter and'. being.longitudinally curved' through. an arc. ofV ap-v proximately one.hundred' and?. eighty degrees near said one.- endso that a. portionthereof is. disposed between the convexly curved edges of' saidtrapezoidal-v portion, an arm projecting..

laterally fromv said tongue atthe. otherA end of" they latter. near.the. respectively opposite.. ends of.. j

the shorter end edge of saidtrapezoidal portion and. said tongue having4straight' and'fsubstam" tiall'y parallel sideY edgeswith saidlarm..e'xtjend. ing substantially perpendicularly from the tongue.; at. the4distal. end ofthe latter.

WILLIAM'Cl WESIER.. Y

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